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The Land of Israel is mentioned hundreds of times in the Torah by its names “Canaan” and/or “Israel”; other names such as Zion are...
Shmittah follows a seven year cycle and is observed once in every seven years. The year begins on Rosh Hashanah, the 1st of the Jewish month...
The Laws: The Biblical concept of Shmittah only applies to the Biblical land of Israel1. During the Shmittah year all farming is ceased. Following is...
Shmittah is the original Sabbatical. The Torah1 tells us "for six years you shall plant your fields... but in the seventh year the land should have...
In Judaism the term Holy is used for something that stands apart. Something that is different or designated. The land of Israel stands apart, is...
The answer is in the question. It is in the name of the land. Why is the land called Israel? Because that is the biblical name of the...
The Talmud1 records ten Miracles that occurred at the Holy Temple in Jerusalem on a regular basis: 1. No woman ever miscarried because of the smell of the...
Zion is one of the biblical names for the land of Israel, which G-d gave to the Jewish people. Therefore the desire to return to Israel and to live...
Historically: 'Zion' is another name (used very often in the Torah) for the Holy Land of Israel, which was given as a gift from G-d to the Jewish...
At the start of the first millennium: The land flowing with milk and honey. A producer of olives and exporter of olive oil to the entire civilized world....
